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  • Joe BidenPolitics

    After Elon Musk’s X disaster, Rupert Murdoch retiring is another stroke of good media luck for Biden, journalism professor says

    By Michael J. Socolow and The Conversation
  • Women looking up storm cloudHealth

    8 ways to manage your anxiety over the climate crisis, according an expert

    By Karen Magruder and The Conversation
  • Joe Biden, Narendra Modi

    Biden says he doesn’t want to ‘contain’ China, but he may be counting on India and Vietnam to do it for him

    By Leland Lazarus and The Conversation
  • Senior woman preparing DNA test kit.Health

    At-home DNA tests can help predict how well you’ll respond to your medications

    By Kayla B. Rowe, Lucas Berenbrok, and others
  • A waiter pours a bourbon whisky into a glass in a Bar and Block restaurant, operated by Whitbread Plc, in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. The hotel and restaurant group, that owns Premier Inn hotels and Costa Coffee, is due to report third quarter results on Thursday. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesLifestyle

    A chemistry professor explains how bourbon gets its distinctive taste and color—and reveals why ‘no two bourbons are quite the same’

    By Michael W. Crowder and The Conversation
  • This photograph taken on September 14, 2023, shows a USB-C plug reflected on the Apple logo in Brest, western France. The European bloc is insisting that all phones and other small devices must be compatible with the USB-C charging cables from the end of next year, a move it says will reduce waste and save money for consumers. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP) (Photo by FRED TANNEAU/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    Apple endorsed a critical new electronics accessory this week and prompted millions of device owners to ask: What’s USB-C?

    By Shreyas Sen and The Conversation
  • Warehouse workerSuccess

    The idea of a meaningful job, or a ‘calling,’ was invented by Christian reformers 500 years ago, religion professor says

    By Garrett Potts and The Conversation
  • The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as COVID-19 hospitalizations begin to rise and the new variant makes its way across the globe.Health

    How worrisome is Omicron offshoot ‘Pirola’ BA.2.86? 4 questions answered

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  • Jimmy BuffettLifestyle

    Jimmy Buffett, the ‘Parrot Heads’ and the ‘Escape to Margaritaville:’ A pessimistic 19th century outlook on hedonistic 20th century life

    By Drew M. Dalton and The Conversation
  • Joe BidenPolitics

    How Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is pumping $60 billion into the IRS and giving it a much-needed tech facelift

    By Erica Neuman and The Conversation
  • Kamala HarrisSuccess

    New research reveals storied HBCU Howard University has been known as ‘The Mecca’ of Black education for over 100 years

    By Jamaal Abdul-Alim and The Conversation
  • Job interviewSuccess

    Entrepreneurs not wanted: Research suggests hiring managers discriminate against small business founders

    By Jacob A. Waddingham, Miles Zachary, and others
  • Jerome PowellFinance

    The economy isn’t out of the recession woods yet—a lot of the new jobs data show a continuing slowdown

    By Christopher Decker and The Conversation
  • Michael OherSuccess

    The ‘Blind Side’ scandal highlights how the Tuohys chose not to adopt Michael Oher and entered a ‘conservatorship’ instead, family lawyer says

    By Naomi Cahn and The Conversation
  • Michael OherSuccess

    The Michael Oher ‘Blind Side’ scandal shows that Hollywood studios are just pretending to follow the law when they buy ‘life story rights’

    By Jorge L. Contreras, Dave Fagundes, and others